In 1904, 6 laureates received the Nobel Prize in 5 categories: Chemistry, Literature, Medicine, Peace, Physics. Each entry lists the motivation, the laureate's age at the award, birth country, and affiliation.
Birth country: Scotland
Motivation: in recognition of his services in the discovery of the inert gaseous elements in air, and his determination of their place in the periodic system
Affiliation: University College - United Kingdom
Birth country: France
Motivation: in recognition of the fresh originality and true inspiration of his poetic production, which faithfully reflects the natural scenery and native spirit of his people, and, in addition, his significant work as a Provençal philologist
Birth country: Spain
Motivation: in recognition of the numerous and brilliant compositions which, in an individual and original manner, have revived the great traditions of the Spanish drama
Birth country: Russia
Motivation: in recognition of his work on the physiology of digestion, through which knowledge on vital aspects of the subject has been transformed and enlarged
Affiliation: Military Medical Academy - Russia
Country of Origin: Belgium
Motivation: for its striving in public law to develop peaceful ties between nations and to make the laws of war more humane
Birth country: United Kingdom
Motivation: for his investigations of the densities of the most important gases and for his discovery of argon in connection with these studies
Affiliation: Royal Institution of Great Britain - United Kingdom
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